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Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community : Health, Happiness, and Identity / Kristina Baines

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Baines, Kristina, 1973-
Published
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 149 pages)
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Contents
Beginning at the end : "He is nearly dead" -- The Mopan Maya in Belize : "They do it different across" -- Nutrition as tradition : "It's what indian people eat" -- Bodies at work, bodies at rest : "We boss ourselves" -- Educating well : "They are lazy to learn it now" -- Changing spaces, changing faces : "I could not live where there is no jippy jappa" -- Alone, together : "You are not afraid?" -- Ending at the beginning : "The past is the future."
Summary
"Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community is a rich ethnography detailing how ecological heritage practices are central to life and health in a Maya community. It clearly illuminates the more nuanced effects of development processes, including land rights, healthcare access, and education access"--Provided by publisher
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9781498512831 (ebook)
1498512836
9781498512824 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
9781498512848 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
1498512828 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
1498512844 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-144) and index.
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